Africa in the World, part four, starts with the chapter “Crazy Soup”, about the defeat of the Triple Alliance of American groups by Cortes. Juan Garrido, “an African turned Europea turned America”, became an agent of the Columbian exchange when he planted three kernels of bread wheat on American ground. The freedom that Garrido had wasn’t experienced by all Africans, with a majority of slaves doing back-breaking work to produce Portugal’s best cash crop, sugar. This country soon grew into an economic superpower. Soon, the climate in Central America and Brazil became valuable to grow other goods such as coffee. Large amounts of African slaves were traded into America that an african influence is still very visible in areas such as Brazil, where
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I credit Mann on the research he put into this book, which is clearly seen as read. Some parts can become dry, due to the facts and information continually coming at the reader. At the time I read this book, we were in the middle of Period 4, which has a focus on the Columbian Exchange. Previously knowledge allowed me to understand many facts and important concepts discussed here. However, the argument that Mann makes isn’t very visible and/or controversial, because it seems that he is just stating facts, and not using the reasoning in the book to tie back to a theme which intrigues the reader. By page 100, the importance of the Columbian Exchange is clearly seen, and the affect it has on the world as well. Benefits and consequences of global interaction are the focus in this book. Instead of referring back to ideas that form many people’s view of the first event of globalization, Mann uses evidence from around the globe to give a well rounded argument in each section of the book. With the previous knowledge I gained from AP World History, I believe that this book ties many important events and clearly refers them back to the Columbian Exchange so many times it becomes almost repetitive.
For those curious about the effects of the Columbian Exchange and prefers historical book, I recommend this. Anyone from a highschool student to a professor would learn something by reading this
I credit Mann on the research he put into this book, which is clearly seen as read. Some parts can become dry, due to the facts and information continually coming at the reader. At the time I read this book, we were in the middle of Period 4, which has a focus on the Columbian Exchange. Previously knowledge allowed me to understand many facts and important concepts discussed here. However, the argument that Mann makes isn’t very visible and/or controversial, because it seems that he is just stating facts, and not using the reasoning in the book to tie back to a theme which intrigues the reader. By page 100, the importance of the Columbian Exchange is clearly seen, and the affect it has on the world as well. Benefits and consequences of global interaction are the focus in this book. Instead of referring back to ideas that form many people’s view of the first event of globalization, Mann uses evidence from around the globe to give a well rounded argument in each section of the book. With the previous knowledge I gained from AP World History, I believe that this book ties many important events and clearly refers them back to the Columbian Exchange so many times it becomes almost repetitive.
For those curious about the effects of the Columbian Exchange and prefers historical book, I recommend this. Anyone from a highschool student to a professor would learn something by reading this